SigHUP is usually sent by humans to re read config files.

Signals are not sent by the kernel.

They are sent by the C library and it is an IPC mechanism also used to
 signal errors and hardware conditions.

Signals exist only in user mode, so kernel does not send them.

-Girish

On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 12:03 PM, kumaresan chandran
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
>        I have script running in back ground. it receives SIGHUP. Want to
> know when will a script in background get SIGHUP.
>
>
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> KUMARESAN C
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